Buggy or wagon greaser.



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WILLIAM T. MADDOX, OF ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA.

BUGGY OR WAGON GREASER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17,1912.

Application filed October 24, 1911. Serial No. 656,544.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILLIAM T. MADDOX, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Alexandria, in the parish of Rapides and State ofLouisiana, have invented a new and Improved Buggy or \Vagon Greaser, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention is an improvement in wagon greasers, and has for its objectthe provision of a simple, inexpensive, easily operated device of thecharacter specified, consisting of but few parts, capable of beingstored in compact form, and wherein a variety of adjustments arepossible.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view of the improvement; Fig. 2 is aside view of the lever; and Fig. 3 is a plan View of the bolt.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a standard or uprightA, and a lever B, for cooperating therewith. The upright or standard Ais of suitable length or height and width and thickness and may be ofany suitable material.

Preferably, the lower end thereof is enlarged to provide a foot or basea, to provide for greater steadiness when in use. The upright isprovided with a plurality of transverse slots a, a and a the slots a anda being parallel and spaced apart from each other, while the latter slota is at right angles to the others, and intersects both at one end. v

The slot at is of greater length than the slot at a", so that the slotstogether form an opening corresponding to the shape of the letter F,reversed of course on one face of the upright. The lever B is preferablysquare in cross section, and is of suitable length and size.

Near one end of the lever an opening I; is provided, the said openingbeing square in cross section, and designed to receive a pivot pin orbolt C. The opening I) is spaced apart from the adjacent end of thelever a suflicient distance to permit the said end to engage beneath theaxle of the vehicle with which the device is to be used.

The bolt C is provided with a head a of a width to permit the passage ofthe head through the slots 0, a or a and of greater length than thewidth of the slots, to prevent withdrawal of the bolt, when the head isturned transversely of the slot. That portion 0 of the bolt adjacent tothe head is round, that is circular in cross section, while the portion0 remote from the head is square in cross section to fit the opening 6of the lever.

The bolt C is passed through the opening I) of the lever, and throughslot a of the upright or standard, and the device is ready for use. Inlifting the rear axle, the bolt C is left in this position, but when inuse at the front axle, the bolt is moved to slot (1 passing along slot aThe portion 0 of the bolt is rounded to permit the easy turning of thebolt, but it is obvious that the said portion may be square if desired.The lever may be de tached from the upright, by turning the head of thebolt in alinement with either of the slots.

The device may also be used at the bottom of slot a if desired. It willbe evident that three adjustments are thus permitted, and the number ofadjustments might be increased, by extending slot a and running offother slots horizontally.

When the bolt is in slot at, the axle or other element being lifted maybe lifted onto the upper end of the upright. The said upper end ispreferably rounded or beveled downwardly in both directions, as

indicated at a in order that the weight may be easily shifted to eitherside.

The lever may be detached from the standard, when the device is not inuse, by merely turning the bolt head into alinement with any of theslots, and withdrawing the bolt.

I claim 1. A device of the character specified, comprising an upright orstandard having a base, and having its upper end beveled in oppositedirections and having near its upper end a plurality of spaced parallelsubstantially horizontal slots, and a vertical slot connecting thehorizontal slots at one end and extending below the lowermost of thesaid slots, said slots being of equal width, a lever provided near oneend with an opening polygonal in cross section, and a pivot bolt havingone end polygonal in cross section to fit the lever opening and theother end circular in cross section for engaging the slots of thestandard, said bolt having a head of a width to enter the slots, and ofa length to extend transversely on each side of a slot.

2. A device of the character specified,

comprising a standard having near its upper end a vertical transverseslot, and a plurality of horizontal slots leading laterally from thevertical slot and spaced apart from each other, and a lever providednear one end With a laterally extending bolt for engaging the slots,said bolt having a head of greater length than the Width of the slotsand of a Width less than that of the slots to permit the head to passthrough the said slots, the bolt being cylindrically adjacent to thehead, and polygonal in cross section Within the lever, said lever havingan opening for the bolt fitting the polygonal portion thereof.

3. A device of the character specified, comprising a standard havingnear its upg per end a vertical transverse slot, and a plurality' ofhorizontal slots leading laterally from the vertical slot and spacedapart from each other, and a lever provided near one end 'With alaterally extending bolt for en'- gaging the slots, said bolt having ahead of greater length than the Width of the slots and of a Width lessthan that of the slots to permit the head to pass through the saidslots, the bolt being cylindrically adjacent to the head.

4. A device of the character specified, comprising a standard havingnear its up per end a vertical transverse slot, and a plurality ofhorizontal slots leading laterally from the vertical slot and spacedapart from each other, and a lever provided near one end with alaterally extending bolt for engaging the slots, said bolt having a headof greater length than the Width of the slots and of a Width less thanthat of the slots to permit the head to pass through the said SlOtS.WILLIAM T. MADDOX.

Witnesses WM. L. BAILLIo, HENRY BOYLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C.

